Venero's Voice

el 12 de mayo al 20 de mayo

Hola estudiantes de español,

We’ve been practicing food terms, ordering and asking for items in a restaurant, and practicing our food unit vocabulary over the last week. This week we began to review for the final exam (Thursday, May 14^th), reviewing the study guide worksheets and practicing vocabulary and grammar. We will continue reviewing tomorrow and I will have a final study session Thursday morning. If you have misplaced any of your worksheets you can download them by clicking Download F1 - Vocabulario FINAL Regular -ar verbs, Download F2 - Vocabulario FINAL Regular -er & -ir verb chart, Download F3 - Vocabulario FINAL Irregular Verbs, Download F4 - Vocabulario FINAL Ser Y Estar, Download F5 - Vocabulario FINAL Tener Express, Download F6 - Vocabulario FINAL Tener Express, Download F7 - Vocabulario FINAL gustar, Download F8 - Vocabulario FINAL articles, Download F9 - Vocabulario FINAL pronouns, Download F10 - Vocabulario FINAL quest_words,Download F11 - Vocabulario FINAL numbers dates time, Download F12 - Vocabulario FINAL greetings,Download F13 - Vocabulario FINAL VOC_familia, Download F14 - Vocabulario FINAL VOC_lugares, Download F15 - Vocabulario FINAL VOC_descrip_adj Download F16 - Vocabulario FINAL VOC_los sustantivos, Download F17 - Vocabulario FINAL VOC_las prep y adverb, Download F18 - Vocabulario FINAL VOC_las prep y adverb.

Please remember to study every night.

After the final exam, we will continue to practice vocabulary with the food unit. We will have an end of year “Fiesta de Comida” celebration on Wednesday, May 20th. During this time we will also enhance our comprehension of terms in this unit by watching and discussing segments of Ratatouille in Spanish.

el 27 de abril al primero de mayo

Hola estudiantes de español,

 

This week we will continue to learn to communicate in Spanish about food. Tonight, if you haven’t done so already, finish drawing, coloring and labeling your chosen dishes. These will be collected on Tuesday at the beginning of class. During the week we will continue to practice the food vocabulary and introduce additional items and phrases.

 

On Wednesday we will have a quick quiz on the food vocab and writing sentences using food vocab and previous phrases using verbs such as gustar, preferir, tener, comprar, etc.  If you wish to review the power point La comida y las bebidas, please click Download Comidas y bebidas. Please also study the other worksheets. Hasta luego,

 

Señor Venero

el 30 de marzo al 3 de abril

Hola estudiantes,

Here’s a revised schedule for this week. Yesterday we finished filming “El tiempo en español”. Tomorrow morning – before school beginning @ 8:00 AM – all missing reports must be filmed and any outstanding “at-home” tapings must be turned in. Please remember, if it cannot be downloaded onto my laptop and/or I can not open the file it is considered not received.

Today we reviewed stem-changing verbs in preparation for our quiz on Thursday. If you need to review the worksheets on stem-changing verbs click Download TU8- stem-changing verbs review worksheet . If you also need to review the worksheet on “go” verbs please click Download TU 8 - irregular verbs in the Yo . If you would like to view a copy of the power point review presentation from today click Download T8 - pwr pt stem changers1 . If you need a copy of today’s worksheet please click Download T8 - P7_TU8 - stem changers listening guide

On Wednesday we will continue to practice with stem-changing verbs. Thursday will be our quiz. The quiz will include the definitions of the various “go” and stem-changing verbs we’ve been working with; the three types of conjugations; using stem-changing verbs in sentences. Please study your notes and worksheets. I will have a study session at 8:00 AM as usual.

On Friday – if I can complete the editing – we will watch “el tiempo” presentations.

 

Don't forget the study sessions for the CRCT. Click Download 8th grade CRCT Prep week1  for this week's schedule. You can see the schedule for the week after Spring Break by clicking Download 8th Grade CRCT Prep week2 . 

Hasta luego,

Sr. Venero

el 24 de marzo

Hola estudiantes de español,

 

Tomorrow we have our Unit Test. Please study your notes and worksheets. If you want to review the practice worksheet from class with answers please click Download TU 7 - practice quiz - with answers

 

In addition, please make sure you have your finalized scripts for “El tiempo en español” . We begin filming on Thursday.

 

Hasta mañana,

 

Sr. Venero

el 23 al 27 de marzo

Hola estudiantes de español,

 

Today we continued with our review for the upcoming Unit Test on Wednesday, March 25^th.  The test will include the following topics: el futuro simple; los dias; los meses; las estaciones; con que frecuencia; y el tiempo. Today we worked on the last section of the practice test and reviewed common errors students made on the prior quiz. Make sure you review the test study guide, the practice test, and your notes/worksheets.  Many of these documents have already been posted on my blog from previous days.

 

Tomorrow we will continue to review and practice for the test. After the test we will begin filming “El tiempo en español” – all day Thursday and Friday. Make sure you have your script fine-tuned and memorized. Also work with your partners to make sure you have any necessary props. If you need help with anything or would like me to review and comment on your script please come in before homeroom.

 

I will have a study session on Wednesday morning as usual.

 

Hasta luego,

Sr. Venero

el 18 de marzo

Hola estudiantes,

Hoy, miércoles el 18 de marzo, we continued to review the standards in Thematic Unit #7. To see the entire review worksheet for the test (now scheduled for Wednesday, March 25^th) please click Download Tema 7 - P6 - Practice Test TU7 . Today we did questions 1-10. More tomorrow.

 

In addition, you can click Download Tema 7 - Vocabulario TU 7  for the study guide on this unit.

 

Today we also began to refine the draft for the upcoming “El tiempo en español” (the weather forecast). You can review the guidelines in yesterday’s blog. The final drafts in Spanish are due tomorrow.

 

We will begin filming the broadcasts on March 24^th. Please review all you –ar, -er, and –ir verbs. Many of you have forgotten them. Also make sure you know how to apply the simple future formula. You can review the notes in yesterday’s blog as well.

Hasta mañana,

Sr. Venero

de el 17 al 25 de marzo

Hola estudiantes de español,

Today we began learning about the simple future tense (ir + a + the infinitive). To review the notes and in-class assignment for today please click Download TU 7 - Los apuntes - simple future . In addition, in preparation for the end of Unit oral exam we started worked on our TV weather reporter script as the warm-up exercise (5-7 sentences about the weather). For the outline of the project and requirements please click Download Unit #7 Speaking Assessment . For homework please write all the sentences ffrom the warm-up and prectice exercises in both the present and future tenses. Also write your draft of the script  for the weather show in Spanish. 

 

We will continue to work on these two topics during the rest of the week. In addition, we will also review for the Unit Test that we will take on Friday, March 20^th.

All the editing is done on the “Postal electrónico”. We will view and critique these productions probably on Monday the 23^rd.  On Tuesday and Wednesday of next week (the 24^th and 25^th) we will begin filming “el tiempo” .

Bueno, hasta luego…

Sr. Venero

el 9 a el 13 de marzo

Hola estudiantes de español,

This week we continued to review the different ways we communicate in Spanish about when and how often we do things, days of the week, months of the year, and the weather. In addition we learned about and practiced the –go verbs like “hacer, poner y salir” and the stem-changing verbs like “jugar”.  

For Monday, students need to have completed pages 35-38 and 42-44 in the red “Cuaderno de gramática” workbook.  In addition, any worksheets on this unit from the this week need to also be turned in on Monday.

Use the worksheets and the cuaderno de gramática activities to prepare for the quiz on Monday. Study and be prepared for the following:

Ø      Days of the week

Ø      Months of the year

Ø      The seasons

Ø      Frequency

Ø      The weather

Ø      -go verb conjugation

Ø      Stem-changing verb conjugation

If you need to review the study guide on vocab and/or sentence formation please click Download Tema 7 - study guide . I will have a study session on Monday morning starting at 8:00 AM.

Hasta el lunes,

Sr. venero

el 5 de marzo

Hola estudiantes de español,

Today we started Unit 7 with a review of days of the week and months of the year. We also covered the question words “cuándo” (when) and “cuántos” (how many – along with the key response word “hay” for there is/are). Tomorrow we will review the irregular verb “jugar” and continue to explore other similar irregular stem-changing verbs.

For a review of today’s notes as well as additional phrases and vocab.  please click Download Tema 7 - vocabulario - el tiempo, la fecha, cuándo

Hasta mañana,

Sr. Venero

el 2 de marzo al 6 de marzo

Hola estudiantes de español,

This week we finished our unit on the verb “gustar”. We learned to say what someone we likes or dislikes as well as ask what someone likes or dislikes. Tomorrow – Wednesday – we have a Unit Test. The test will include the use of the object pronouns to describe who likes/dislikes what (what is pleasing to whom); writing sentences in Spanish using the verb gustar (statements & questions); a recycling of –ar verb endings; and a a quick review of when to use the verbs “ser” and “estar”. Please also review the vocabulary – current and past.  As usual, I will have a study session Wednesday morning from 8:00 to approximately 8:30.

Please review your notes and worksheets. In addition the following documents may also help.

Ø      To view the study guide please click Download Vocabulario TU 6 .

Ø      For the first “gustar” PowerPoint please click Download Gustar .

Ø      For the second “gustar” PowerPoint please click Download Gustar2 .

Ø      For the ser/estar pwrpt from class click Download Ser o estar .

Ø       For the -ar verb worksheet please click Download AR.%20Verb.PresWks1 .

Estudien – hasta mañana,

Sr. Venero